Nov 12, 2020, 00:07 am
The US hit a record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations Tuesday and surpassed 1 million new confirmed coronavirus cases in just the first 10 days of November amid a nationwide surge of infections that shows no signs of slowing.
The new wave appears bigger and more widespread than the surges in the spring and summer — and threatens to be worse. But experts say there are also reasons to think the nation is better able to deal with the situation this time around.
Newly confirmed infections in the US were running at all-time highs of well over 100,000 per day, pushing the total to more than 10 million and eclipsing 1 million since Halloween. There are now 61,964 people hospitalized, according to the COVID Tracking Project.
Several states posted records Tuesday, including more than 12,600 new cases in Illinois, 10,800 in Texas — which has now surpassed 1 million cases overall — and 7,000 in Wisconsin.
Deaths are climbing again, reaching an average of more than 930 a day.
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/sto...irus-surge
The new wave appears bigger and more widespread than the surges in the spring and summer — and threatens to be worse. But experts say there are also reasons to think the nation is better able to deal with the situation this time around.
Quote:“We’re definitely in a better place” when it comes to improved medical tools and knowledge, said William Hanage, a Harvard University infectious-disease researcher.
Newly confirmed infections in the US were running at all-time highs of well over 100,000 per day, pushing the total to more than 10 million and eclipsing 1 million since Halloween. There are now 61,964 people hospitalized, according to the COVID Tracking Project.
Several states posted records Tuesday, including more than 12,600 new cases in Illinois, 10,800 in Texas — which has now surpassed 1 million cases overall — and 7,000 in Wisconsin.
Deaths are climbing again, reaching an average of more than 930 a day.
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/sto...irus-surge